Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Mixing Concrete
Young scholars use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: A mixture of concrete is made up of sand and cement in a ratio of 5 : 3. How many cubic feet of each are needed to make 160 cubic feet of concrete mix?
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Currency Exchange
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: Joe was planning a business trip to Canada, so he went to the bank to exchange $200 U.S. dollars for Canadian dollars (at a rate of $1.02 CDN per $1 US). On the way home from...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Converting Square Units
In this task, 6th graders must inches to feet in order to find the area of a rectangular board and explain the error in the calculations made by the board owner. Aligns with 6.RP.A.3.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Jim and Jesse's Money
In this real-world context, 6th graders are given the ratio of Jim's money to Jesse's and the amounts they have spent so far on a road trip, and they must calculate what each person had at the start of the trip. Aligns with 6.RP.A.3.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Ratio of Boys to Girls
Sixth graders work with a ratio stating the number of boys to girls in a school and use it to calculate the fraction of students who are boys and the total number of students. Aligns with 6.RP.A.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Ratio
You can pick up some valuable ratio pointers here. When you finish working your way through the three instructional pages, go on to the Activity for some practice, or take an online "Test Bite" and check your understanding.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 7.rp.1 Worksheets
Create a worksheet to assess students understanding of unit rates and unit fractions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Forms of Ratios
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students what a ratio is and how to use one. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Ratios
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students write ratios to model real-world scenarios. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Percent and Fractions: Ratio and Proportion
Activities and factsheets exploring ratios and proportions in everyday life. Interactive, colorful, and fun.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Equivalent Ratios
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn what ratios are and how to arrive at equivalent ratios. Identify and write equivalent ratios.
Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: All About Ratios
Make Texas chili as you learn about ratios in this interactive lesson. Students get immediate feedback on their responses and teachers have access to online assessment.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Rate Language 6.rp.2 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratio concepts.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 6.rp.3b Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratios and unit rates.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Ratios and Proportional Relationships Grade 6
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratio concepts.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment
This lesson allows students to practice writing and solving rates by conducting an experiment to find the best tasting Kool-Aid mixture. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Extending and Comparing Ratios
Sixth graders continue to work on understanding and comparing ratios.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Linear Equations Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide highlights the main terms and formulas needed to understand linear equations. Examples are included.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Review 4: Converting Measurements Using Ratios
Why are there two systems of measurement? How do we move between units in the same system? Students create and use foldables to convert measurement units.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Review 3: Who's Faster? Comparing Ratios & Rates
Who's faster? What is the better deal? How do you know? Students apply their knowledge of ratios and rates in order to determine how they relate to each other.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Performance Task (2 Days)
This instructional activity is a performance task based on their learning of ratios. Students will be using their knowledge of ratios and unit rates to create their own pizza.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Scale Drawings
This lesson plan will provide students the opportunity to work with scale drawings as they create their own road trip to see how far they go using a map of the United States.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Using Rates
This lesson plan is designed to get students connecting their learning about unit rates to real life examples.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Introducing Ratios Stations
To understand the concept of ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.